ABSTRACT
"Classically; gallstones are said to occur in a fat; fertile; flatulent female of fifty!1. in this prospective study; we found a prevalence rate of 3.3. the results did not correlate with the body mass index (BMI); weight (Wt) or complexion (Cpx). The mean BMI for those with stones was 24.43 with standard deviation (SD) of 1.97 as against mean BMI of 26.35 and SD of 4.98 for those without. The mean Wt. of those with gallstones was 65.43kg with SD of 9.55 while the mean Wt of those without was 68.01kg with SD of 15.43. regarding ""colour"". The Dark complexioned (Dc) were more common constituting 71.4of affected persons. The fair complexioned (Fc) constituted 28.6. Patients with tertiary education were the most frequently affected constituting 71.4and the same group constituted 51of those randomized. Patients with secondary school level of education constituted 33.14of those randomized and 28.43found with gallstones. In the studied sample; t6he female to male ratio in those affected was 6.1. the females also dominated the sample population to the tune of 84. In relation to occupation; the highest incidence was amongst civil servants who made up 43of those affected. Surprisingly; the unemployed came second making up 28.5and the professionals were 14.28of those affected. These results confirm a rising incidence of cholelithiasis in our population when compared with previous studies (0.007the sixties and 1.79in 2002. it also clearly demonstrates a different epidemiological profile from that classically described amongst the Caucasians."
